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A. G. DECJiER.

HOG RING.

Patented Oct. 18, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER O. DECKER, OF KEOKUK, IOWA.

HOG-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,674, dated October 18, 1887.

Application filed March 29, 1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER G. DECKER, of Keokuk, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Rings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hog-rings; and it consists in a novel form of ring or blank.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the blank or ring before application; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the ring closed orcompleted.

The purposes of my invention are to insure asmooth and perfect joint between the two ends of the blank when closed to form a ring; to produce said joint outside of the cartilage of the snout, and to make the finished ring of such form that if the joint should find its way into the cartilage it shall speedily work out therefrom. To accomplish these objects the blank A is made in the form indicatedin Figs. 1 and 2that is to say, with one long straight side, a, a short branch or end, 1;, turned over at something beyond a right angle to the long side a, and a longer end, 0, bent in substantially semicircular form, as shown in said figures. The ends are pointed by being cut obliquely, as indicated in the drawings, the direction of the oblique face being such that when the two ends are brought together they shall meet exactly face to face and produce an oblique meeting line or joint, as shown in Fig. 3.

In cross section the wire or metal from which the blanks are formed is preferably of elliptical form, though I do not confine myself to this or to any other form in cross section, as the invention may be embodied in rings or blanks having any desired cross-section.

Owing to the conformation of the ring to the cartilage the natural tendency of the ring is to remain in the position indicated; but if, through rooting, the ring is turned it will naturally be turned forward at the top, thus Serial No. 232,888. (No model.)

bringing the joint in front of and the circular portion of the ring into the cartilage, in which position it will remain. If, however, continued and vigorous rooting causes the small end of the ring to enter the cartilage, the compression of the latter will cause the ring to shift its position speedily and to return the joint to its original position. In this way I not only insure the formation of the joint in the first instance outside of the cartilage, but I avoid its remaining for any considerable length of time therein if carried to such position after application.

In order to secure the best results, speciallyformed pinchers should be used to insert the rings, and such a device has been devised by me. In accordance with an ofiticial requirement to that effect, the pinchers are not claimed herein, but will form the subject-matter of a separate application.

I am aware that it has been proposed to so construct a ring-blank that the joint shall be formed outside of the flesh, and to such a ring I make no broad claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a hogring blank comprising a long straight side, a, a short branch or end, b, turned over at something beyond a right angle to the side a, and a longer end, a, bent in substantially semicircular form and also turned over at some thing beyond a right angle to the side a.

2. A hog ring blank comprising a long straight side, a, long and short ends 0 and d, turned over at something beyond a right angle to the side a, the material forming the ring being elliptical in cross section, as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER O. DECKER.

Witnesses:

ANDREW PARKER, WALTER S. DODGE. 

